| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Shelly (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Millard Haislip (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Fay (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - August Ball (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Evens (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joe Webster (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Francis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens inbounds the ball | 38-38 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 19:46 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Donald Smith | 38-38 |
| 19:26 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly is fouled on the floor by John Spenser - foul #1 on John Spenser, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| 19:15 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Christopher Fay is blocked by Michael Francis | 38-38 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | John Spenser grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 18:40 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens blows the layup | 38-41 |
| 18:24 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 18:07 | Tennessee | Donald Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-41 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Stolberg (PF) Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:37 | Tennessee | William Stolberg blows the layup | 38-41 |
| 17:36 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay tips it in | 40-41 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 16:56 | Tennessee | John Spenser steals the ball from Millard Haislip | 40-43 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis is hacked by Millard Haislip - foul #3 on Millard Haislip, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steve Warner (PG), James Croom (SG), Philip McGraw (SF), Donald Smith (PF), Matthew Espiritu (C) Mark Shelly, Millard Haislip, Joshua Foster, William Stolberg, Christopher Fay | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (PG), Merle Gibson (SG), Glenn Oney (SF), Daniel Lin (PF), Peter Fraizer (C) John Spenser, August Ball, Donald Evens, Joe Webster, Michael Francis | |
| 16:29 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Daniel Lin is blocked by Donald Smith | 40-43 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Lin | 40-43 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi State | Glenn Oney loses the dribble to Steve Warner | 40-43 |
| 16:08 | Tennessee | Steve Warner banks in the layup | 42-43 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-43 |
| 15:59 | Tennessee | Steve Warner grabs the board | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steve Warner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Croom (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip McGraw (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Matthew Espiritu (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Mark Brown (fresh) SG - Merle Gibson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Glenn Oney (fresh) PF - Daniel Lin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Fraizer (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Tennessee | Mark Brown steals the ball from Matthew Espiritu | 42-43 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson blows the layup but he's fouled by James Croom - foul #1 on James Croom, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Shelly (PG), Joshua Foster (SF) Steve Warner, Philip McGraw | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG) Mark Brown, Glenn Oney | |
| 15:27 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 15:04 | Tennessee | Merle Gibson is called for the reach on James Croom - foul #3 on Merle Gibson, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Millard Haislip (SG), William Stolberg (PF), Christopher Fay (C) James Croom, Donald Smith, Matthew Espiritu | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Joe Webster (PF), Michael Francis (C) August Ball, Daniel Lin, Peter Fraizer | |
| 14:50 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay hits a fadeaway in the paint | 44-45 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson blows the layup | 44-45 |
| 14:31 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 14:11 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 44-45 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Joshua Foster - foul #1 on Joshua Foster, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 13:47 | Tennessee | Michael Francis is called for the reach on Joshua Foster - foul #2 on Michael Francis, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip McGraw (SF) Joshua Foster | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Donald Evens (SF) Merle Gibson | |
| 13:32 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip makes the 3 from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | William Stolberg steps in front of the Michael Francis pass | 47-47 |
| 13:00 | Tennessee | Michael Francis swats the layup by Christopher Fay | 47-47 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Donald Evens, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Croom (SG), Joshua Foster (SF), Donald Smith (PF), Matthew Espiritu (C) Millard Haislip, Philip McGraw, William Stolberg, Christopher Fay | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (PG), Daniel Lin (PF), Peter Fraizer (C) John Spenser, Joe Webster, Michael Francis | |
| 12:48 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly double dribbles in the backcourt | 47-47 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens lays it in on a great pass from August Ball and he's fouled by James Croom - foul #2 on James Croom, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steve Warner (PG) Mark Shelly | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (PG) Keith Rudolph | |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens makes the free throw | 47-50 |
| 12:18 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-50 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi State | August Ball hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Donald Evens | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steve Warner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Croom (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Matthew Espiritu (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Mark Brown (fresh) SG - August Ball (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Evens (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Lin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Fraizer (fresh) | |
| 11:47 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Mark Brown - foul #1 on Mark Brown, team foul #5 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson (SG), Joe Webster (PF) Mark Brown, Peter Fraizer | |
| 11:47 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 11:47 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens is fouled on the floor by James Croom - foul #3 on James Croom, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Shelly (PG), Millard Haislip (SG), Christopher Fay (C) Steve Warner, James Croom, Matthew Espiritu | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Michael Francis (C) August Ball, Donald Evens, Daniel Lin | |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | John Spenser hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Millard Haislip - foul #4 on Millard Haislip, team foul #6 | 49-53 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | John Spenser makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | John Spenser makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 10:47 | Tennessee | Donald Smith's pass is intercepted by John Spenser | 49-55 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster clanks a runner from the left block but the foul's on Donald Smith - foul #1 on Donald Smith, team foul #7 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip McGraw (SF), William Stolberg (PF) Joshua Foster, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 10:37 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster misses the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 10:37 | Tennessee | William Stolberg pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 10:17 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi State | Christopher Fay denies the turnaround by Keith Rudolph | 49-56 |
| 09:59 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Christopher Fay | 49-56 |
| 09:33 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-56 |
| 09:32 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly tips it back up and in | 51-56 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis clanks a shot in the lane | 51-56 |
| 09:14 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 08:54 | Tennessee | William Stolberg buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Philip McGraw | 53-56 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-58 |
| 08:13 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 53-58 |
| 07:52 | Tennessee | William Stolberg pulls down the rebound | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Shelly (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Millard Haislip (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Philip McGraw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Stolberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Fay (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Rudolph (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Merle Gibson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joe Webster (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Francis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:37 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-58 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | William Stolberg steps in front of the John Spenser pass | 56-58 |
| 07:02 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly's pass is intercepted by Keith Rudolph | 56-58 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Joe Webster | 56-61 |
| 06:21 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Millard Haislip, team foul #8 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steve Warner (PG), James Croom (SG), Joshua Foster (SF), Donald Smith (PF), Matthew Espiritu (C) Mark Shelly, Millard Haislip, Philip McGraw, William Stolberg, Christopher Fay | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (PG), August Ball (SG), Donald Evens (SF), Daniel Lin (PF), Peter Fraizer (C) John Spenser, Keith Rudolph, Merle Gibson, Joe Webster, Michael Francis | |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown is hacked by Steve Warner - foul #1 on Steve Warner, team foul #9 | 56-61 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 05:49 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu lays it up and in | 58-63 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Mark Brown | 58-65 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu lays it up and in and he's fouled by Peter Fraizer - foul #2 on Peter Fraizer, team foul #6 | 60-65 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu misses the free throw | 60-65 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin gets the rebound | 60-65 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-65 |
| 04:58 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu pulls down the rebound | 60-65 |
| 04:44 | Tennessee | Steve Warner misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 60-65 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin pulls down the rebound | 60-65 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | August Ball clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-65 |
| 04:19 | Tennessee | Steve Warner grabs the defensive rebound | 60-65 |
| 04:01 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu misses the easy layup | 60-65 |
| 03:59 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-65 |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | Daniel Lin steals the ball from Steve Warner | 60-65 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steve Warner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Croom (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Matthew Espiritu (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Mark Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - August Ball (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Evens (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Lin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Fraizer (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:37 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer misses long on a jumper from the right block | 60-65 |
| 03:36 | Tennessee | Donald Smith snags the defensive board | 60-65 |
| 03:15 | Tennessee | Steve Warner is hacked by Daniel Lin - foul #2 on Daniel Lin, team foul #7 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Shelly (SG), Philip McGraw (SF), Christopher Fay (C) James Croom, Joshua Foster, Matthew Espiritu | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Glenn Oney (SF), Joe Webster (PF), Alfred Edinger (C) Mark Brown, August Ball, Donald Evens, Daniel Lin, Peter Fraizer | |
| 03:15 | Tennessee | Steve Warner makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 03:15 | Tennessee | Steve Warner makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | Glenn Oney buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Keith Rudolph | 62-67 |
| 02:58 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay lays it up and in set up by Mark Shelly and the foul's on Alfred Edinger - foul #1 on Alfred Edinger, team foul #8 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Croom (SG) Steve Warner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Francis (C) Alfred Edinger | |
| 02:58 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay misses the free throw | 64-67 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Joe Webster | 64-67 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-67 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Webster | 64-67 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-67 |
| 02:42 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw grabs the board | 64-67 |
| 02:42 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Foster (SF), William Stolberg (PF) Philip McGraw, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Donald Evens (SF) Glenn Oney | |
| 02:27 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-67 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-67 |
| 02:15 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to William Stolberg | 67-67 |
| 02:11 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Smith (PF) William Stolberg | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:04 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly makes the 3 from the right corner set up by James Croom | 70-67 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Joe Webster, team foul #9 | 70-67 |
| 01:31 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Joshua Foster | 72-67 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 72-69 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly is whistled for a carry | 72-69 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Christopher Fay is called for the reach on Michael Francis - foul #3 on Christopher Fay, team foul #10 | 72-69 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis misses the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | Donald Smith connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Shelly | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-70 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Donald Smith grabs the board | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Donald Smith is fouled in the backcourt by John Spenser - foul #2 on John Spenser, team foul #10 | 74-70 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Donald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Donald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens misses short on a fullcourt shot | 76-70 |